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Cyberattacks, corporate espionage now targeting smaller companies
Intellectual property theft, corporate espionage growingBy Emily Chung, CBC News Smaller companies, their websites and their intellectual property are increasingly being targeted by cyberattacks, a new report on IT security trends says. Targeted attacks were up 42 per cent in 2012 compared to the year before, [...]
Symantec: Industrial espionage on the rise, SMBs a target
Symantec's latest Internet Security Threat report suggests that SMBs remain an attractive target for those trying to steal intellectual property. By Charlie Osborne for Zero Day | April 16, 2013 Security giant Symantec's latest Internet Security Threat reportsays that attacks focused on stealing intellectual property surged by 42 percent [...]
Top Senate Republican Asks Feds to Investigate Possible Illegal Wiretap
Editor's comment: interesting to note, that in the story below, Mitch McConnell's name is tied to this incident, but the alleged slanderous statements that were intercepted were made by someone else, not McConnell. Politics aside, if a meeting or board room is bugged, or if conversations [...]
Protecting the Traveling Exec
Good advice from John Negus, VP of International Protection Group (www.IPGcompany.com) headquartered in NYC. How to Protect the Traveling Exec- Seven tips for keeping your head honchos secure on the road BY JOHN NEGUS January 18, 2013, From Security Info Watch In the world of private security, many [...]
Syria Alleges to Discover Israeli Spy Devices
from ABC News Associated Press, DAMASCUS, Syria March 7, 2013 (AP) Syrian authorities have discovered Israeli spying devices that were apparently hidden in objects that resembled rocks, Syria's state news agency said Thursday. SANA's report said the devices are designed to photograph, register and transfer [...]
The need for protecting confidential information.
The White House administration recently launched a strategy to mitigate the theft of U.S. trade secrets. (see: www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/02/19/launch-administration-s-strategy-mitigate-theft-us-trade-secrets ) Part of the new White House strategy includes supporting " industry-led efforts to develop best practices to protect trade secrets and encourage companies to share with each other best [...]
White House announces new strategy to fight theft of intellectual property
from the Verge Effort will include diplomatic, law enforcement pressure By T.C. Sottek on February 20, 2013 03:25 pm The White House has just announced a new strategy to combat the theft of US trade secrets, created in coordination with several US agencies including the Departments of Defense, [...]
China Wire-tapping Wars: The World of Official Espionage
From China Digital Times Wire-tapping Wars: The World of Official Espionage Before the Southern Weekly crisis broke out last month, one of the paper’s sister publications, the magazineSouthern People Weekly, published a scathing exposé on the secret world of spying and backstabbing endemic throughout Chinese officialdom. Aside from revelations [...]
Corporate espionage: fascination with spying and spy technology
Interest and fascination with spying is ever present, especially in the corporate world. This can lead employees to cross boundaries and attempt illegal eavesdropping or theft of information for their own advancement or profit. The availability today of inexpensive electronic devices that can be used [...]
“Work Like a Spy: An Ex-CIA Officer’s Tips for Business Success”
Former CIA operative, J. C. Carleson, has written "Work Like a Spy: An Ex-CIA Officer's Tips for Business Success" where she applies what she learned in the CIA to working in the corporate world. Due on bookshelves in February. She was interviewed regarding her new [...]